MEDIA KIT - October 2016 Ludwina Dautovic, Founder & CEO, The Room Xchange Ludwina Dautovic has been a successful entrepreneur for over two decades and is the Founder and CEO of The Room Xchange, an online marketplace that matches busy people with a spare room in their house (Hosts) with guests and travellers who provide a couple of hours of help around the house each day in exchange for food and accommodation. Commissioned by Apple and Optus to create an educational media program signalled the birth of her first company, Media Minds. Ludwina and her team hosted two-day video production workshops in over 300 schools in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. Ludwina also produced and presented a #1 rated iTunes podcast show, ‘Switched On Conversations’, where she interviewed global thought leaders in the areas of online, digital and new media. Ludwina then combined technological expertise with business acumen to provide consulting services to businesses operating in the online space. Ludwina was recently included in the 100 Leaders Program as part of the world’s first interactive leadership forum created by Xventure. Organisations across the world are able to see and hear from Ludwina as part of this global initiative. Today Ludwina is an investor in five new and emerging technology start-ups. Ludwina is regularly called upon as a commentator in media outlets including CMO, Who's Who of Australian Women, The Age, Start-up Smart, News.com.au, Sky News, and USA Today. www.Ludwina.com Spelling of name: Ludwina Dautovic, Founder and CEO Pronunciation of name: Lood-weena Business name: The Room Xchange (please note there's no 'e' in Xchange) URL: www.TheRoomXchange.com Our tagline is: The Room Xchange - Changing the way we live.

Speaking topics

• Community - Xchange Economy / Sharing Economy / people • Work life balance - using the resources that are available to you / balancing family and

business / • Business - No ego CEO / hard work / start-ups / networking / developing business

relationships / identifying business opportunities / innovation / leadership • Female inspirational stories - Women in leadership / overcoming adversity / surviving cancer

/ empowerment Media

• Sydney Morning Herald - http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/entrepreneur/you-cant-buy-experience-meet-the-online-entrepreneurs-in-their-forties-20160816-gqtuus.html

• News.com.au http://www.news.com.au/national/unpopular-backpacker-tax-inspires-workforaccommodation-business/news-story/3f7654dbc6b7a019850f6ab156c4b6e6

• Start-up Smart - http://www.startupsmart.com.au/profiles/melbourne-entrepreneur-launches-platform-for-rent-free-accommodation/

• BYTE - http://www.thebyte.com.au/is-this-the-airbnb-for-backpackers/ Quote by Ludwina Dautovic “We all lead busy lives, so why not use that empty room in your home to get some precious time back? At The Room Xchange our vision is simple: Busy people with a spare room in their house (cost centre), get matched up with guests/travellers who provide a couple of hours of help around the house each day, in exchange for food and accommodation. It’s a win-win for everyone.” The Room Xchange Vision The Room Xchange is an online marketplace that connects busy people with a spare room in their house with guests/travellers who provide a couple of hours a day of help around the in Xchange for food and accommodation. Hosts utilise the cost centre (empty bedroom) and in turn gain their precious time back. Guests/travellers exponentially reduce their cost of living and travel experiences by providing help around the house in exchange for food and accommodation. If you would like to Xperience more out of life and would like your precious time back, then The Room Xchange is your solution. www.theroomxchange.com For all media enquiries Kate Gniel, Arize Communications 0415 169015 or kate@arize.com.au